Month: December 2023
Rome, Spanish Steps, April 2023
I think I had RSV, the hip cold of the season, last week.
I also make Dad noises.
December 15, 2023
| The Who : Behind Blue Eyes
| INSTANT KARMA! : Lennon/Ono with The Plastic Ono Band
Rome, Pantheon | Protesting Putin's invasion of Ukraine | February 2023
Happy Feast of Saint Lucy. I've been trying to write this paragraph for 1/2 hour, but I keep getting stuck on Michael Stipe's NYT interview.
Jury's still out. It's a long article.
Oh and bye-bye Dubai. Your children are watching.
Jury's still out.
December 13, 2023
| Blind Faith : Can't Find My Way Home
| Dusty Springfield : The Windmills of Your Mind
Rome, November 2023
My friends will be happy to know that my doctor reviewed my lab results and I'm still hunky-dory.
Marvin Gaye is incredible in this performance.
December 13, 2023
| Nightmares On Wax : Moretime
| Marvin Gaye : Ain't That Peculiar
Rome, February 2023
The video of one of my favorite songs of all time. As a commenter wrote "It captures longing in such a visceral way that it triggers actual longing." I sent it to my brother-in-law, who has been married to my sister since I was about two years old, today on his birthday.
So he's really my brother, only he looks like Glen Campbell.
December 12, 2023
| Nickel Creek : When in Rome
| Glen Campbell : Wichita Lineman
Rome, November 2023
I remember when Tracy's version came out. I had a roommate who had an orange BMW 316. Gorgeous car.
Couldn't hold a job either.
December 10, 2023
| Tracy Chapman : Fast Car
| Luke Combs : Fast Car
Rome, Piazza Farnese, November 2023
I learned many nice things in the last two days that will help me quite a bit in both snapping and processing photos. That magic of discovery; there's nothing quite like it to breathe new life into an old boy.
December 10, 2023
| The Comet Is Coming : CODE
| Unveiling IBM Quantum System Two
Rome, November 2023
Trying out new layouts as I go. Part of the fun. Excuse the dust.
Pantone.com Color of the Year 2024 | NYT Styles Desk : Pantone Color of the Year 2024
December 9, 2023
| Sonic Youth : Antenna
| Noam Chomsky : The Alternative to Capitalism
Pantheon, November 2023
World-changer: Norman Lear obit in the NYT
Sorry for the song. When rotten DJs played this in the discos, I would groan. Tonight, I couldn't resist.
This is not how this post was supposed to go at all. I'll serve up Norman Lear in the next few days.
December 8, 2023
| Cheryl Lynn : Star Love (Disco Version)
| Star Trek : Fighting Roman Style
Less photos, more posts. Easier, faster. Besides, no one's clicking on the links anyway and the other photos are getting lost.
NYT : David Wallace-Wells : The effects of Covid may be a big reason people are pessimistic despite a strong economyDecember 7, 2023
| Yaz : Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I)
| Three Dog Night : One